Torri Weidinger - bunny with tunnel vision
- Samuel Stevens
- 2 days ago
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With bunny with tunnel vision, out now via AWAL, indie singer-songwriter Torri Weidinger delivers a riveting and deeply intimate sophomore record that cements them as one of the most emotionally fearless voices in contemporary indie-folk. Where their 2022 debut, all in good Time, thrived in its minimalism and quiet intensity, bunny with tunnel vision takes that foundation and expands it tenfold—introducing full-band arrangements, cinematic production, and some of Weidinger’s most vulnerable writing to date.
As a concept album, bunny with tunnel vision traces a journey through identity, self-hatred, compassion, and ultimately transformation. Weidinger describes the album as an exploration of their “rabbit hole”—a place of darkness, reflection, and clarity. This theme bursts to life immediately on the opening track, “when that day arrives,” featuring their sister Morgan Weidinger, who adds ethereal harmonies to a warning call for both the listener and the artist: find grace, because the descent is inevitable.
The album’s narrative arc is immersive yet universal, with each track painting a portrait of someone—sometimes Weidinger, sometimes the people who shaped them. The result is a record that feels both like a personal diary and a short-story anthology.
While Weidinger is known for dark, moody, cello-driven indie compositions, this album builds out those textures with full-band arrangements that feel dynamic without overshadowing their lyrical gravity. Producers Jason Bennett and Nathan Cimino craft a spacious, warm, and sometimes brooding sound that balances vulnerability with power.
The album's singles, such as “I’m a bunny with tunnel vision,” “living to work,” and “BIG RED EYES,” showcase some of this new palette. “living to work,” a standout, combines melodic melancholy with quiet fury—its critique of capitalism folded into Weidinger’s signature poetic imagery. “BIG RED EYES” leans into a more expansive, indie-rock territory, brimming with emotional urgency.
Meanwhile, the track, “floating,” the record’s debut radio single that entered at # 25 on the SubModern Singles chart, remains one of the album’s most arresting moments. Its glacial beauty and contemplative lyrics earned it well-deserved placements on Spotify’s Fresh Finds Folk playlist, and here it serves as a calm, dreamlike centrepiece.
Weidinger approaches heavy topics—self-loathing, identity crises, emotional labour—with a tone that feels less like despair and more like gentle excavation. Tracks like “one knee” and “didn’t have to” showcase their ability to channel raw emotion into songwriting that feels tender and human.
“this too (shall pass)” stands out as one of the album’s thematic anchors, its message balancing existential ache with the quiet promise of resilience. However, it's the album's closing number, “infernal chore,” that brings the record full circle: messy, self-aware, dark, and yet strangely comforting. It leaves the listener sitting in the aftermath of the journey—humbled but hopeful.
bunny with tunnel vision is not a departure from Weidinger’s roots but an expansion—a fuller, richer world that elevates their already distinct artistic identity. Supported by Secret Friends Music Group Management, 33&West Booking, MusicBed, and distributed by AWAL, the album arrives with both momentum and intention. Their recent touring with Girl Named Tom and multiple sold-out shows at New York’s Mercury Lounge only underline their rising trajectory.
This is an album that rewards close listening, emotional openness, and patience. It is vulnerable without being fragile, experimental without losing its core, and conceptually ambitious while still accessible. Torri Weidinger’s bunny with tunnel vision is a stunning, unguarded, and beautifully realized sophomore album—an introspective odyssey that solidifies them as one of indie’s most compelling storytellers.
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